Punch! ViaCAD Pro v12 Upgrade From Any 2D/3D versions v9-v11

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Punch! ViaCAD Pro v12 Upgrade from any 2D v9-v11

Designed with professionals in mind, ViaCAD® Pro delivers the flexibility of mesh-based and solid modeling to help you quickly go from 3D design concept to completion. Our 3D CAD software can handle your architectural, mechanical, prototyping, and design planning with ease. All you need is an idea and ViaCAD.
Intelligent software at a no-brainer price, ViaCAD Pro offers 2D drafting and advanced 3D modeling toolsets, with easy switching 3D and 2D views. ViaCAD Pro can help you accomplish advanced 3D prototyping, photorealistic rendering, designs for product manufacturing, product packaging, architectural drawings, home remodeling plans, interior design, inventions, and more. If you run an engineering or design firm that needs multiple user seats for your team, we are your new best friend.

Professional 3D CAD software that packs a Punch! but won’t break the bank

ViaCAD Pro places the full power of 3D designing right at your fingertips. ViaCAD Pro’s precision solid modeling and drafting toolsets make it perfect for those who do CAD design as part of their profession. The addition of mesh-based modeling coupled with subdivision technology makes creating 3D conceptual drawings a snap. It also contains 2D switching, so you can toggle back and forth between 2D and 3D views as needed.

ViaCAD Pro can help you design projects such as:

Architectural drawings

Remodeling plans

Inventions and patent designs

Prototyping with 3D printers

Mechanical drawings

Furniture design, woodworking, and cabinetry

Jewelry making

Musical instruments

Graphics and technical illustrations

Product and Packaging design

2D drafting, diagraming and schematic drawings

Custom manufacturing from CAD to CNC

Compatibility and file sharing

ViaCAD Pro software plays nice with others. ViaCAD Pro is compatible with AutoCAD® with up-to-date DWG import and export capabilities. So your team will be able to work together without forcing everyone to be on the same brand of CAD software.

ViaCAD Pro is also compatible with over a dozen popular CAD and Graphics formats, so you’ll be able to deliver files that can be opened and edited by users of other popular design software. In our newest release (version 12) you can import PDF and Adobe Illustrator files, and be able to import/export SketchUp 2019 and Collada files.

ViaCAD provides compatibility with AutoCAD® DWG files

DXF/DWG versions from R12 to 2019

STL Import/Export for 3D printing

SVG Import and Export

3MF Import & Export

VMRL 2.0 Texture Support

OBJ Texture Support

Adobe Illustrator® Import

PDF Import

SketchUp 2019 Import/Export

Collada™ (DAE) Import/Export

Complete support for Metric and Imperial units

We will help you learn

While ViaCAD Pro is feature rich, we work hard at making it easy by including intuitive tools like our LogiCursor™ that makes CAD a snap by suggesting your next move as you draw.

Your purchase of ViaCAD Pro also includes access to our training tutorials, so you will not have to learn through trial and error. We are experts at creating CAD software and our tutorials will help you to become an expert user quickly.

Simple and flexible pricing

We offer ViaCAD Pro in two different pricing models to best suit your needs.

Permanent License - Download once and own it forever. Ideally suited for users who need a single license or users who feel they may not need to upgrade each year.

Annual Subscriptions - This is ideal for multiple user seats. With an active subscription, you will always be receiving the latest enhancements and new functionality.

ViaCAD Pro makes advanced 3D and 2D design work seem easy

Get professional quality CAD design output without pulling your hair out. Our software includes a wide selection of tools so that the right tool for the task is just a mouse click away. ViaCAD Pro has 3D mesh modeling capability with subdivision technology to go from coarse to smooth surfaces. You (and your customers) will be blown away the photorealistic rendering of your finished designs.

Multiple Viewports provide 2, 3 even 4 views of your design and drawing between them

Integrated Photo Realistic Rendering and support for Keyshot LiveLinking™

And much more!

Intuitive Design and Editing Utilities

Drawing precisely is easy with ViaCAD! We have designed it to be user friendly and intuitive to work with.
The LogiCursor™ anticipates your next action and guides your cursor to potential point selections in the drawing.
The Gripper adds drag and drop capabilities to make editing designs easy breezy.
Customizable Grids add another level of ease by providing precision drag and drop in rectangular, polar (circular), and isometric layouts.

Precision Drafting and Annotations

ViaCAD Pro is also a robust design documentation tool with over 20 customizable dimension styles, including industry dimension formats.
Other great features to help you document and annotate your projects include:

26-dimension styles

Import bitmaps for logos and reference images

Spell check is provided for another level of accuracy

Single click Fills and Hatch

Architectural Planning Tools

ViaCAD Pro includes all the professional level architectural tools you and your team need to draft, print, and collaborate on projects together.

Architectural wall tools

Composite walls to show materials

Parametric doors and windows

Instant 3D walls, roofs, and floor slabs

Compatibility with AutoCAD® DWG files

ACIS®-based geometry means you are creating with the same technology as software that costs thousands of dollars

Woodworking Tools

ViaCAD Pro includes tools to speed up your woodworking projects. You can quickly create otherwise tedious joints such as Dado joints and miter joints.

3D Print Check

Checks for print viability, displaying warnings or errors to the user.

Surface Normals Check

Facet normals define the inside and outside areas of a part. If facet normals are pointing the wrong way, the 3D printer may have problems creating the part. This will check for problems and we have several commands that can help you fix it.

Overhang Analysis

This will help you visually inspect modeling areas that may require structural support for 3D printing. Meshes, surfaces, and solids facets normals are compared to the work plane direction. Angles that are less or equal to 45 degrees are highlighted as red.

Wall Thickness Analysis

This tool provides a means to visually inspect modeling areas that may be too thin for 3D printing. Meshes, surfaces, and solids facets are examined using ray intersections.

Preview Slices

This interface will help you to slice models given a direction and thickness. The dialog box allows for animation through the slices and single-stepping. Use to verify that a part has closed, non-overlapping sections, a requirement for 3D printing.

Auto Position

The Auto Position tool translates the model to the positive x, y coordinate system at z=0.

Support Structure

Manually adds geometry to support material as it is created by the 3D printer. Support structures controls, include Attach Radius, Midpoint Radius, Base Radius, Base Thickness, and Drag base and midpoints to modify structure location.

Show Printer Volume

Toggles the boundary of the default 3D Printer. The volume is defined within the Printer Definitions dialog box.

Printer Definitions

Sets key parameters of the 3D printer, including length, width, and height of the volume accessible by the printer. The parameters in the Printer Definitions dialog box are used for commands such as 3D Print Check and Auto Position.

3D Design Advancements

Split Mesh

This tool will divide a mesh into two portions based on a cutting plane. Split Mesh is an ideal tool for those working with facetted data along with 3D printing manufacturing processes.

Mesh Booleans

This advancement provides a means to add or remove material from a mesh body. Previous versions only allowed Boolean operations on ACIS based solids. Now with the introduction of mesh Booleans, you can add/remove material imported from STL, OBJ, 3DS, and SketchUp.

Wrap

Our new Wrap tool will help you place text, company logos, or complex 2D patterns onto 3D surfaces. The results are perfect for imprinting, embossing, or engraving.

PhotoRender SpotLight

This new visualization tool creates a soft shadow directly under a group of objects. This is an alternate to the default PhotoRendering method that uses a distant light offset.

Weight and Volume Tables

Whether you’re designing an aircraft, automobile, or picnic table, weight is the key control parameter in design. Tracking the weight of materials is a key control parameter in design. V12 introduces a new Bill of Material (BOM) attribute specific for creating a summed weight table.

Drafting and Annotation Updates

Best Fit Line and Best Fit Circle

Great for tracing precise curves over rough sketches. This tool will “best fit” a line or circle from a sample collection of points.

Angular Tolerance Updates

The Angular Tolerance interface has been updated to dynamically provide input from the Inspector dialog box.

Usability Improvements

Save Layers with View

Now you have the ability to save layers associated with view orientations.

Repeat Previous Command

This “right click” feature will save you lots of time by maintaining a list of last-used drawing commands. Select an item in the list to quickly change the current tool.

At Punch!CAD, it is our mission to make computer aided design software that matches up perfectly with your needs, regardless of your industry or expertise. Whether you’re an architect, engineer, CAD drafter, 3D printing expert, furniture designer, student, or DIY hobbyist, you can always find the right tools for the job.